Women sport news

With exactly two years to go before British Columbia and Canada welcome athletes and guests from around the world for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, members of the public can now apply, online, to volunteer for the Games at www.vancouver2010.com or through www.volunteer.workopolis.com .

2007 X Games bronze medalist Hight landed the only front side 900 of the day in the finals, which was good enough to push her into first place.

The 2008 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships continued Thursday in Goyang, the Republic of Korea, with the Original Dance, the Pairs Free Skating and the Ladies Short Program. photo Paul and Michelle Harvath US Figure Skating

UK Athletics today named athletes in its first wave of selections for the Norwich Union Great Britain & Northern Ireland team that will compete at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, on 7-9 March.

The 4th European Athletics Indoor Cup, held in the impressive CSKA Arena in Moscow this Saturday, will see title holders France and Russia take on another seven countries in the battle to be crowned European Athletics Indoor team Champions of 2008! photo European Athletics

Lolo Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after placing second in the women's 60m hurdles Sunday at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany. photo usatf.org

Bonn, Germany - Today the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) re-launched its web TV channel ParalympicSport.TV.

England’s netballers received a welcome boost ahead of their forthcoming test series against Malawi with the announcement of a new world ranking system for netball by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA).

The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) today announced a new World Ranking System for Netball that would provide a more accurate reflection of the current form of countries competing internationally.

On Friday (8 Feb), the East Midland’s premier netball team, Loughborough Lightning, defeated the reigning Co-operative Superleague champions, TeamBath; taking them one step closer to the playoffs, which commence on 15th March.

Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), a middle blocker on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, has provided the following responses to questions posed to her as part of a "Getting to Know" feature. photos US Volleyball

USA Volleyball has submitted its U.S. Women's National Team staff list to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. photo US Volleyball

The current edition of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update is a 19-page PDF document with the latest information on the team, along with key items reviewing the 2007 FIVB World Cup and Olympic Qualification, 2007 season and current quadrennial reviews, 2007 season statistics and much more

The referee and delegate nominates for the 2008 Women's U20 World Championship in MKD (Qualification Europe) photo EHF

Cricket Australia and Northern Territory Cricket today welcomed the Northern Territory Government’s commitment to a $3.1 million five-year deal to develop cricket in the Territory.

On Saturday, February 9, the second race of the 2008 series of the 2nd FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix (former FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup), also called the 14th “Maraton Acuatico Internacional Ciudad de Rosario” (a 15 km event) was held in Argentina. Confirming her first success of 2008 (one week earlier in Santa Fe), the Russian Natalia Pankina, in the women’s race.

Two-time world champion diver Blythe Hartley, one of Canada’s top medal hopes at this summer’s Olympics, announced today she is dedicating her season to her late brother Strachan and announced the launching of a foundation in his memory.

These are the following activities planned for the National Junior Women's Squads in 2008: photo C&C Images

The UNSW Killer Whales proved their recent victory over China was no fluke when they beat Adelaide Jets 9-6 in women’s National Water Polo League action at the UNSW Pool last night. photo www.pearsephotography.com.au

It was another decisive victory for Larisa Yurkiw (Owen Sound, ON) in today’s Ladies super G at the Pontiac GMC Canadian championships in Whistler, BC. photo www.robertkwong.com

The ice dancers started today’s competition with the Compulsory Dance, the Yankee Polka. Although the Polka is a bouncy dance, the basic principle of stroking and effortless flow must be adhered to. photo Paul and Michelle Harvath US Figure Skating

Britain will stage its first ever major taekwondo Open later this year when Manchester’s Sportcity plays host to The British International Open from 1st-2nd November.

Sweden's Susanna Kallur set a new world record and U.S. star LoLo Jones ran the third-fastest time ever by an American in the women's 60m hurdles Sunday at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany. photo usatf.org

Tambien Texto en Espanol. The FIVB has granted Puerto Rico Women’s team the place available in the Olympic World Qualification Tournament to be held in Tokyo from 17 to 25 May. photo FIVB

Belgian wildcard Yanina Wickmayer defeated Peng Shuai on Day 1 of the Proximus Diamond Games to send the home crowd home in jubilant mood. No.9 seed Li Na also emerged victorious.

Number 2 seed Gisela Dulko def wc Camila Silva in two sets to advance to the Second Round in China. The 3rd seed Emlie Loit is having a string of bad luck she was ousted by Petra Cetkovska of CZE in two sets.